Vetoquinol Laxatone Gel Hairball Control Supplement for Cats

We're about to try a few gels, including this one, on our daily hairball vomiter. Does everyone in similar straits understand that the place to try first is not the bottom of the paw, but the furry top or 'back' of the paw? Harder to flick off. We learned this with medicinal gel we give our male cat, but our vomiter is a female with sensory integration difficulties. So if she won't take hairball gel from our fingertip, or clean it off the back of her paw, we'll try the nose, as recommended by other Chewy customers. What choice do they have when it's stuck to their noses?

I have a particularly pukey DSH cat who throws up when he eats too fast, eats too much, the food doesn't agree with him, and then years later, random hairball incidents. I did some research and landed on this product as a possible solution. I saw a recommendation to get them to eat it by offering it to lick off a spoon/your finger, OR putting it on the bottom of their paw so they clean it. He was not happy and basically tracked it all over everything! So, forewarning on that idea. The next time I showed it to him he backed off and licked his paw because he remembered what happened. It took some time, but he seems to have forgotten. Back to the product, he doesn't mind the flavor, I have a particularly pukey DSH cat who throws up when he eats too fast, eats too much, the food doesn't agree with him, and then years later, random hairball incidents. I did some research and landed on this product as a possible solution. I saw a recommendation to get them to eat it by offering it to lick off a spoon/your finger, OR putting it on the bottom of their paw so they clean it. He was not happy and basically tracked it all over everything! So, forewarning on that idea. The next time I showed it to him he backed off and licked his paw because he remembered what happened. It took some time, but he seems to have forgotten. Back to the product, he doesn't mind the flavor, and I resorted to putting it in his wet food because he LOVES his wet food, and nothing shall keep him from it. I give him the recommended dose every other day. The hairball-issues have not re-surfaced so it has worked! It's a bit messy to work with, you open the cap and it can potentially get everywhere if you're not careful, but it's an easy-squeeze into the food, then a quick finger swipe, and my cat will lick it off my finger. … more

I ordered this for my Ragdoll Zoe. She has an occasional problem with hairballs as she is a long haired cat. I ordered the maple flavor. It smells like pancake syrup. She loves it. I keep it in the refrigerator so it's consistency is not too liquid and it is easier to administer. I measure it out and then put some on my finger. She licks it all off. I have been giving it as directed and so far no hairballs.

It sounds crazy, but our cat loves the maple- we dip his tiny treats in this to administer and Frank the Tank FREAKIN loves it, it's nuts. So happy we found something that works.

This helps so much when my pups play vacuum cleaner and pick up hair off the floor and strain to poop it out. Sorry...TMI I know, but it's true no matter how often I vacuum I can't seem to stop them from getting hair in their gut. My Vet recommended laxatone and it works wonders! Thanks Chewy for carrying this brand!

Our vet recommended this product. It works very well and our kitties really like it. We just put it on our finger tip and they lick it right off. We use it on a regular basis and it does the trick.

My vet recommended this for my cat's hairball issues, and it seems to be helping. She is tossing up fewer hairballs, although there are still some. I wish this product were a little less expensive...

Can anyone tell me how they administer this besides putting on their paw? They flick it all over the house. I put it in a syringe and after a few days, the cat knows it’s coming and runs away or claws at me while administering. Some spills out of his mouth and goes wherever. He doesn’t like the consistency. I tried mixing it with food....still he won’t eat it. Tried tuna, maple, catnip flavors. I am desperate for something.He gets bad hairballs that must be kept under control.

works great but some people are giving WAY to much of it at one time, a little on the paw and the cat will lick it to get it off.

My one furr child had decided she did not like the tuna flavour so I ordered maple. Well, she certainly surprised me! She loves maple! Just do not let wisps of syrup drift off to side no one likes that.